Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson (1919–1972) was an American professional baseball player who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers. He used his platform for civil rights advocacy and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.

Quotes by Jackie Robinson

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A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives. — Jackie Robinson

Measuring Life by the Lives We Touch

Ultimately, legacy is the afterglow of sustained impact. The Jackie Robinson Foundation, founded in 1973 by Rachel Robinson, has provided scholarships and mentoring to more than a thousand scholars, translating a historic breakthrough into ongoing opportunity. Such institutions show how one life can seed many. And as Robinson’s number 42 circulates each season, it reminds us that importance is not a private possession but a public inheritance—renewed whenever our choices widen someone else’s horizon. [...]

Created on: 9/7/2025